560 BC
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The year 560 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 194 Ab urbe condita.[1] The denomination 560 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.[2]
Events
[edit | edit source]- Peisistratus seizes the Acropolis in Athens, becoming the city's tyrant for the first time.[3]
- Calf bearer (Moscophoros),[N 1] from the Acropolis, Athens is made. It is now displayed at the Acropolis Museum, Athens (approximate date).[4][5]
- Berlin Kore, begun in 570 BC, is finished. It is now displayed in Germany.[6]
Births
[edit | edit source]- Phocylides, Greek gnomic poet from Miletus
- Xenophanes, Greek poet and philosopher born in Colophon (approximate year)[7]
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Amel-Marduk, king of Babylon[8]
- Battus II of Cyrene, Greek king of Cyrene and Cyrenaica[9]
- King Gong of Chu, Chinese king of Chu[10]
- Leon of Sparta, king of Sparta[11][self-published source?]
- Solon Greek poet and statesman (approximate year)[12]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Date of creation varies
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Webster, Noah (1838). N. J. White (ed.). "An American dictionary of the English language; exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definitions of words". New York.
- ↑ A. E. Redgate. encyklopedia (ed.). "Saint Bede". Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ Chester G. Starr. "Peisistratus Tyran of Athens". encyclopaedia britannica. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ↑ Acropolis Museum. "Male statues. Calf bearer - Around 570 BC". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ↑ "Calf beareer, 560 –570 BC". Getty Images. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ↑ "Berlin 1750 (Sculpture)". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ↑ "Xenophanes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ↑ Arnold, Bill T. (2004). Society of Bible Literature (ed.). Who Were the Babylonians?. Society of Biblical Lit. ISBN 1-58983-106-3.
- ↑ Clayman, Dee L (2014). Oxford University Press (ed.). Berenice II and the Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt. Oxford. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-19-537089-8.
- ↑ "Chinese Text Project". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ↑ Baumgartner, Daniel Lee (2008). Logos Arete: A Lexicon of the Ancient Greeks. Bloomington: AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4343-6284-1.
- ↑ "Solon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2024.